Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has directed all civil and public servants in the state to wear native attires with a touch of traditional ‘Aso Oke’ every Thursday, in addition to the existing native Friday tradition. The announcement of the approval of the new dress code was contained in a circular issued by the Office of the Head of Service to heads of ministries and agencies on January 27,…

The president suggested 30,000 migrants could be housed on the base. It is unclear how the plan will take shape. President Trump on Wednesday ordered his administration to prepare to house tens of thousands of “criminal aliens” at the Navy base at Guantánamo Bay, the latest prong in his widening crackdown on immigration. Mr. Trump did not offer details on how the plan would take shape, but he instructed the…

A small aircraft carrying oil workers crashed in South Sudan’s Unity State, killing 20 people on Wednesday, a state official has confirmed. The plane went down at the Unity oilfield airport while en route to the capital, Juba, according to Unity State’s Information Minister, Gatwech Bipal. Bipal stated that the passengers were employees of the Greater Pioneer Operating Company (GPOC), a consortium that includes China National Petroleum Corporation and state-owned…

Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command, on Wednesday, neutralised five suspected kidnappers operating on the Lagos-Ibadan highway. Disclosing the incident in a statement, the Police Public Relations Officer of the Command, CSP Omolola Odutola, said the hoodlums were engaged in their hideout while the Police engaged them. Odutola said the Area Commander, Sagamu, last Saturday, received a distress call from commuters travelling on the Sagamu -Ijebu Ode highway, that…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has suspended admissions for the Law programme in Kwara State University (KWASU) and seven other universities. JAMB Spokesperson, Dr Fabian Benjamin stated this in a statement on Wednesday. He said the decision was taken over the suspension of the Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) programme by the Council of Legal Education (CLE) for the 2025/2026 academic session at the universities. The affected universities include;…

The Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned its ruling on the bail application of former presidential candidate and activist Omoyele Sowore until Thursday, January 31, 2025. Sowore, who is facing 17 counts of cybercrime, is accused by the Nigerian Police Force of using his verified X handle to post a tweet referring to the Inspector General of Police as “illegal IGP Kayode Egbetokun.” The police have claimed that the…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has expelled former Minister of Interior and ex-Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, over alleged anti-party activities. Aregbesola, who governed Osun State for two terms, had been leading a faction within the APC known as The Osun Progressives, which was later rebranded as the Omoluabi Caucus. The APC leadership confirmed his expulsion in an official letter on Wednesday, accusing him of violating Article 21 of the…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has said it plans to embark on a nationwide protest against the proposed 50 percent increase in telecom tariffs on Tuesday, February 4. NEW DAILY PRIME gathered that the nationwide demonstration was agreed upon during the National Administrative Council (NAC) meeting of the NLC on Wednesday. According to reports, the protest aims to send a strong message to the government that workers will oppose the…

The Federal Government, through the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), has announced the suspension of operations by Max Air, with effect from midnight, 31st January, 2025. This suspension comes on the heels of the incident involving the airline’s aircraft with registration marks 5N-MBD, which suffered a tyre burst on landing at Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano on Tuesday, 28th, January 2025 at about 2251 hours. Announcing the development, Michael…

In tackling the issue of child trafficking in the country, the Rivers State Police Command says its team has apprehended two suspects, Ugochukwu Onyebuchi and Ogechi Nmezi, for an alleged child trafficking deal. The command spokesperson, Grace Iringe-Koko, made this known in a document made available to journalists on Wednesday, acknowledging that the two female suspects were arrested on 24 January. Iringe-Koko revealed the suspects allegedly conspired to defraud two…

Presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the 23023 general elections, Omoyele Sowore, who had been detained detained at the Intelligence Response Team (IRT) detention facility in Abuja since Monday, after refusing to accept the administrative bail conditions granted to him by the police over alleged cybercrime, on Wednesday, pleaded not guilty to the seventeen-count cybercrime charges brought against him by the Police. After honouring a police invitation…

Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a Lagos-based hotelier for allegedly sexually assaulting a 16-year-old secondary school student and four others in his hotel. Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone-2 Command, Lagos, AIG Adegoke Fayoade said police took the man into custody after the boy confessed to his mother that the hotel owner molested him at his hotel located at Bucknor in the Isheri Oshun area of the…